Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is ready to offer goalkeeper Ross Turnbull to Stoke City in a swap deal for Asmir Begovic.

Turnbull has made some faltering appearances for the double winners and is struggling to make an impact at Stamford Bridge, pushing Ancelotti toward signing a better replacement for Petr Cech.

Begovic is the name at the top of Chelsea’s hit list, but they failed to agree a £4.5million deal for him at the start of the season. Now Chelsea hope to get round that by chucking former Middlesbrough star Turnbull into the mix, plus a large fee.

Meanwhile, the Blues are set to pip Manchester United, Tottenham and Liverpool to sign 14-year-old prodigy Alex Kiwomya.

Rotherham’s Kiwomya, a talented sprinter, is the nephew of former Arsenal star Chris.